Museum Overview
When Alfred Jarry created Père Ubu in 1896, he invented a new theatrical figure: a grotesque, obscene and voracious tyrant, a symbol of an absurd and brutal absolute power.
More than a century later, Mohamed Kacimi takes up this theatrical monster and makes a 180° change: Ubu is no longer king, he is president.
Ubu no longer conquers his throne by force, but with a mandate obtained through the ballot box, speeches, and manipulation. He moves from the throne to the television studio.
The grotesque tyrant no longer emerges as an aberration: he becomes the product of a contemporary political system, fueled by demagoguery, fake news, the media and a fascination with outrageous figures.
The laughter remains ferocious, but the theatre is a distorting mirror where the absurd, the grotesque, and satire reveal the violent excesses of modern power. Thus, Ubu Président extends Jarry's corrosive spirit while projecting it into our current reality. A jubilant and unsettling spectacle.
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Minimum age: 14 years